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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
3
Mount Dora Historical Society president Frank Bridgman challenges Bok Tower as Florida's highest spot. A 1941 photo from Clermont shows a U.S. Government Elevation marker at 380 feet, later removed, with the current Bok Tower at 324.3 feet. Bridgman notes road changes and asserts Lake County holds the high point.
Lake County eight youth camps expect more than 9,000 visitors this season with total invest ment of about 1.205 million dollars in buildings and equipment. Major facilities include Picciola Island Methodist Youth Camp near Leesburg and Camp La Noche on Lake Norris with 100 campers weekly capacity.
The Tampa Tribune reports Gov. LeRoy Collins as a potential running mate for Adlai Stevenson. Tallahassee observers note his national profile and moderation may help Democrats win the South, though a segregation session could hurt his prestige with party leaders.
The Lake County Safety Council headed by Beverly Grizzard of Leesburg and vice president John A. Heist of Lake Jem prepared an aggressive highway safety campaign. A project committee met last week to plan a July 5 meeting of county organizations to discuss and implement safety ideas.
Art Benzee of Tavares will speak at a Kiwanis club luncheon today about the role of ham radio in civil defense and other emergencies.
Mount Dora teens selected by their classmates join four juniors for the American Legion assisted mock government in Tallahassee. Billy Ivey and Charles Wareing depart June 16 for Boys State along with Girls State delegates Bess Davidson and Nancy Ellis who leave June 23.
Fred M. Westcott, a longtime railroad figure and globe trotter, died at Waterman Memorial hospital at 85. A native of Iowa, he started as a fireman at 19 in Ohio, later became an engineer, worked in Panama during the canal era, and led a Venezuelan power plant. He once ran a health bread bakery and promoted a Florida Yoga luncheon diet in Mount Dora. He leaves a sister, Helen Forham of Toledo. Funeral Wednesday at Pine Forest cemetery.
At a council session discussion centered on expanding facilities for shuffleboard. Officials noted Mount Dora would need 24 courts for a state wide event attracting about 500 visitors for several days. Housing and restaurant capacity were raised as concerns while budget plans already allocating funds to mosquito control face debate.
Mount Dora Boating Club launches summer cruises beginning with a Cypress waters tour near Clermont. Twelve boats from Mount Dora rendezvoused at JayCees beach on Lake Minneola as the Chamber of Commerce offered refreshments and a lake tour guide. Next cruise scheduled for Sunday June 24 at 2 pm meeting at the old Howey bridge on Lake Harris with Buck Doppler as cruise master.
The Men’s Garden club panel advised watering roses without wetting foliage and avoiding overnight damp leaves. It urged feeding and dusting at least every two weeks and cutting blooms with long stems for better growth. Lester Roberts moderated, with W H Morris, Samuel Olles, James W Geddes, and W B Clements contributing insights.
State Agriculture Department figures show Lake County cultural income rising from 10,955,280 dollars in 1944 to 42 million dollars in 1954. The ten year period highlights a substantial increase in cultural activity and related earnings.
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